An intermediate to deep magnitude 5.5 earthquake was reported in the morning near Fayzabad, Fayzabad District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Tuesday, August 19th, 2025, at 9:19 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 190. km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.2, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.1.Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Jurm (pop. 12,100) located 36 km from the epicenter, Ashkasham (pop. 12,100) 57 km away, Ishqoshim (pop. 26,000) 65 km away, Fayzabad (pop. 44,400) 70 km away, Farkhar (pop. 10,500) 95 km away, and Taloqan (pop. 64,300) 125 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 19, 2025 09:49 am (GMT +4:30) local time (19 Aug 2025 05:19 GMT)Magnitude: 5.5Depth: 190.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 36.54°N / 70.9°E (Yamgan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Primary data source: EMSC